While donated organs and tissue are shared at the national level, the laws that govern donation vary from state to state. Therefore, it is important for you to know what you can do to ensure your decision to be a donor is carried out.

To advance the understanding of the cause, course, and treatment of narcolepsy, in 2001 Stanford University started a program to obtain human brain tissue for use in narcolepsy research.Through these precious donations, narcolepsy may eventually be prevented or reversible.

Find a state listing of support groups available to help transplant patients and their families learn about transplant-related issues, cope with emotions and stress, and share helpful information with other patients.

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